6 Marathons in 6 Days in the Sahara Desert (Marathon Des Sables)
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Tomorrow is the start of what I assume is going to be the hardest physical challenge of my entire life.
This race is called Marathon Desaab and it's earned the nickname the hardest foot race on Earth.
I'm laughing because I don't know what else to do.
I think between the heat, the sand, the questionable sleep, and having to carry everything I need on my back, this is going to be my biggest challenge yet.
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This is the full story of Nate's attempt to run 155 miles through the Sahara Desert in a race that's been nicknamed "The World's Toughest Foot Race." Get started with AG1 Next Gen for less than $3 a day when you subscribe! https://drinkag1.com/karaandnate - hope you enjoy the brand new travel packs as much as we do!!😍 Episode 960 | Filmed April 2025 | Sahara Desert, Morocco We cannot say enough good things about the MDS experience 🧡 Thank you to everyone who made this race so special. https://www.marathondessables.com/mds-legendary Want to save money on flights AND hotels?! Check out our all new @DailyDrop Pro! ➡️ https://s.dailydrop.com/yt_kn-bfcm24 —————————————————— ✈️ @DailyDrop is our *FREE travel newsletter!* Get all the best travel news, tips, and tricks every weekday in your inbox by subscribing here ➡️ https://faredrop.app/ytd_220827 📸 Get behind the scenes content on our Instagram! @karaandnate https://www.instagram.com/karaandnate/ 📧 Read our Sunday Summary email to know what goes on between videos - https://karaandnate.com/sunday-summary/ 🎶 Here’s where we got all of our copyright free songs used in this episode - http://bit.ly/epidemic_sound —————————————————— Who are Kara and Nate?! 2016-2019: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuFv4iF8wgg&t=1s 2020-2024: https://youtu.be/ikAN9e0gBaU?si=G644UGWIqPrOzTYW Originally from Nashville, Tennessee, we got married 2013 and were super “normal.” I was a teacher and Nate started a small printing business from the spare bedroom of our apartment. We discovered the world of “travel hacking” while planning our honeymoon & became addicted ;) So after 2 years of obsessively saving $35k and over 2 million miles and points, we sold our cars and apartment and left home January 10, 2016 for a “one year” trip around the world. Our goal was to see as many places as possible before we ran out of money and went back home to “normal life.” We started this channel to share our experiences with friends and family, but quickly fell in love with living on the road and found a new passion for capturing our travels through video. So we did everything we could to keep going. 4 years later, we achieved our new goal of visiting 100 countries and all 7 continents. We had no plans to slow down, until 2020 forced us to ;) Which is when we bought a converted van to start exploring our own country for the first time! After ~2 years of van life, we are back to full time international traveling! And now we are in our 10TH YEAR of finding the best adventures the world has to offer :) We are incredibly grateful to be able to continue doing something we love every day. 😊🎥🌎 Thank you to everyone who has been a part of our journey! 00:00:00 What is MDS? 00:03:58 Day 1 00:16:20 20 miles in: camp tour 00:22:54 Day 2 00:26:55 MDS fun facts/stats 00:33:27 45 miles in 00:36:14 Day 3 00:43:56 65 miles in 00:45:35 Medic tent… 00:49:51 Day 4: the long day 00:56:11 halfway: 77.2 miles in 00:59:18 “Bathroom” tour 01:06:17 114 miles in 01:08:02 Popping Nate’s blisters 01:09:57 Day 5 energy… 01:12:38 “I’m racing today” 01:19:27 142 miles in 01:22:30 Day 6 1:27:22 155 miles: Final finish line